“History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.”– George Santayana Related Quotes “In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind.”– Tony Blair “And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race.”– Carter G. Woodson “With copious evidence ranging from Plato’s haughtiness to Beethoven’s tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot.”– Stephen Jay Gould